[Dspace-general] Do I understand authorizations? (Take 2)

[Mark Jordan]

Hi Robert,

Thanks -- giving this group ADD permissions did solve the problem. 

Expanded documentation would be useful, maybe a "how to" or some examples/case studies on workflow and authorizations. I'd be 
happy to assist with this.

Thanks to everyone who responded to my questions,

Mark

On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 08:33:56AM -0800, Tansley, Robert wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> 
> Actually, the "Gatekeepers" also need ADD permission on the collection.  This it's the approving that really adds the item to the collection.  Before that, the submission is really an 'in progress submission' and not actually part of the collection (it might be rejected.)
> 
> WRITE permission on a collection just means permission to edit the metadata of the collection (e.g. name, description, etc.)  Which in any case is currently redundant because there is no UI for collection metadata to be edited by non-administrators!
> 
> Sorry about the lack of documentation about what each permission means in various contexts.  We'll try to add this documentation in time for the 1.2 release.
> 
>  Robert Tansley / Hewlett-Packard Laboratories / (+1) 617 551 7624 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dspace-general-bounces at mit.edu 
> > [mailto:dspace-general-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Jordan
> > Sent: 26 January 2004 17:45
> > To: dspace-tech at lists.sourceforge.net; dspace-general at mit.edu
> > Subject: [Dspace-general] Do I understand authorizations? (Take 2)
> > 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > If anyone on either list would like to share how they have 
> > set up authorizations for the type of workflow I describe 
> > below, I'd be very grateful to hear how you've done it, 
> > either on- or off-list(s).
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 09:15:05AM -0800, Mark Jordan wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I am having difficulty understanding how authorizations 
> > work. Please 
> > > bear with me while I explain what I have done so far. The 
> > workflow I 
> > > am striving for is to allow faculty to upload material and 
> > a designate 
> > > in the department to edit metadata and approve for inclusion.
> > > 
> > > I have created a group called "Uploaders", who have Add 
> > authorizations 
> > > on the relevant collection, and a group called 
> > "Gatekeepers", who have 
> > > Write authorizations on the collection.
> > > 
> > > For this collection, I have only defined workflow step 2. The 
> > > Gatekeeper group is indicated in the collection workflow 
> > editor, and 
> > > using the Authorizations tool I can see that the policies for the 
> > > collection indicate that Uploaders have Add permissions and 
> > > Gatekeepers have Write permissions.
> > > 
> > > Members of the Uploaders group can upload items into the authorized 
> > > collection. Members of the Gatekeepers group can edit metadata and 
> > > reject a submission, but not approve the submission for inclusion.
> > > 
> > > Am I doing something wrong, or is it possible that there is 
> > a problem 
> > > with my installation (I'm using 1.1.1)? I thought that
> > > Write permission with only workflow step 2 defined would 
> > allow approval, rejection, and editing of metadata by members of that 
> > > group.
> > > 
> > > Mark
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Mark Jordan
> > > Acting Coordinator of Library Systems
> > > W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University
> > > Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
> > > Phone (604) 291 5753 / Fax (604) 291 3023                 
> > > mjordan at sfu.ca / http://www.sfu.ca/~mjordan/
> > > 
> > >  
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > Mark Jordan
> > Acting Coordinator of Library Systems
> > W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University
> > Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
> > Phone (604) 291 5753 / Fax (604) 291 3023                 
> > mjordan at sfu.ca / http://www.sfu.ca/~mjordan/
> > 
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Mark Jordan
Acting Coordinator of Library Systems
W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
Phone (604) 291 5753 / Fax (604) 291 3023                 
mjordan at sfu.ca / http://www.sfu.ca/~mjordan/